Tholing monastery, (in) Zanda, Xizang, CN

Raw data

"The Tholing Monastery is located in Zanda County, in the Ngari Region of western Tibet. Built by the second king of the Guge Kingdom in 996, it was the oldest Buddhist temple in the region. During its heyday, it was the main centre for the translation of Buddhist scriptures and the holding of religious ceremonies. The kingdom's dominant function in introducing Buddhism to the heart of Tibet also contributed much to this temple. In the middle of the 11th century, the high lama from India Atisha lived and gave sermons there. Then in the year 1076 a religious ceremony to memorize the nirvana of this master was held there during the peak period of this glorious monastery. In subsequent years, the monastery weathered several vicissitudes and was finally recognized as a cultural relic of national importance under the protection of the state at its 1000th anniversary.
Constructions
The Tholing Monastery incorporates the craftwork of the architecture and Buddhist statues of neighboring India, Nepal and Ladakh (the present area of Kashmir), imitating the style of the archetypal Tibetan temple - the Samye Monastery. The groups of buildings here include halls, monks' residences and pagodas, among which the most worth seeing are the Jiasha Hall, Red Hall, White Hall and the 108 Pagodas."
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/tibet/ngari/tholing.htm

Toling, China Page
Other names: Zanda,Cha-ta,Tolingmath,T’o-t’e-lin-ko-ma,T’o-lin-ma-ssu,T'o-lin-ma-ssu,T'o-t'e-lin-ko-ma,Totling,Tuling,T’o-lin,Ta-ting,T'o-lin,Totling-gompa
World:China:Xizang Zizhiqu
Lat 31.5333 Long 79.8333
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Toling.html
Input by: tmciolek, Aug 7, 2010

Final data (and their sources)

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200m from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Tholing monastery, CN.

General location of the Tholing monastery, CN.
Lat 31.4835 Long 79.7993
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=31.4835+79.8333+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Tholing%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=31.4835,79.8333&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Tholing monastery

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • China:Xizang Zizhiqu

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx., Lat 31.4835 Long 79.7993 - based on the visual identification of the site in maps, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 9 Aug 2010.

5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village

7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

8. The settlement's coordinates

9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

  • Vajrayana?

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

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11. Date-early

12. Date-intermediate

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13. Date-late

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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • architectural, scriptural

16. Additional notes

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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

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